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U.S. star Mikaela Shiffrin wins gold in women's slalom, breaking Olympic medal drought
- On Feb 18, 2026, Mikaela Shiffrin won the women's slalom by 1.50 seconds, ending an eight-year Olympic medal drought, at Cortina d'Ampezzo.
- Focusing on technique, Shiffrin built on a 0.82-run lead with two dominant runs and emphasized not backing off in corners and using the outside ski.
- After the first run, Shiffrin led, with Camille Rast in silver and Anna Swenn Larsson in third, while dozens of lower-tier racers still awaited their turn.
- After the run, Mikaela Shiffrin pumped her fists and fought back tears as she approached Eileen, her mom and coach, then squatted and was embraced by the other medalists in the finish area.
- Competing in her fourth Olympic Games, Shiffrin says she feels gratitude and excitement to be back and will cheer for Lindsey Vonn.
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On Wednesday, the 30-year-old American won the gold medal in the slalom event in Tofane. This success, eight years after her last Olympic sacre in Pyeongchang, allowed her to permanently forget her failed Winter Games in Beijing in 2022.
After the finish line Shiffrin applauded by the forum full of Americans. She, happy, raises her eyes to the sky: "I was fit, I felt like skiing in a clean way"
Mikaela Shiffrin exorcises ghost of Olympic past.
After a couple of disappointing races, Mikaela Shiffrin was down to one event on Wednesday in her bid to end her poor Olympic stretch. Luckily for her, it was her best event, the slalom, in which she has won nine World Cup titles, four world championships and an Olympic gold medal in 2014. And sure enough, Shiffrin delivered to win the gold medal. Starting seventh on the first run, Shiffrin had a quick hesitation early on, but righted herself an…
US star Mikaela Shiffrin wins slalom to break 8-year Olympic medal drought
Mikaela Shiffrin's turbulent, 12-year Olympic journey came full circle Wednesday when she won the slalom by a massive 1.50 seconds to break her long medal drought at the Winter Games.
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